Sociology

Sociology

Legal Scholar Michelle Alexander on “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness”

In her book, The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander deals with the social issue of the mass incarceration and the suppression of the African-American men in the social setup of United States. Michelle Alexander also looks at the consequences of the social policies that have been made for the African-American citizens of United States. Michelle states it clearly in her book that the majority of the black young men are kept imprisoned in the large cities of America and have been labeled felons after having proven ...